Voices & Votes: How Democracy Works in Wisconsin
- ISBN-10
- 0870203630
- ISBN-13
- 9780870203633
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 143
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Wisconsin Historical Society
- Authors
- Jon Kasparek, Bobbie Malone, Jonathan Kasparek
Description
Voices & Votes: How Democracy Works in Wisconsin invites upper elementary school students to explore the intersection of American civics and Wisconsin history. This sixth and final book in the New Badger History series introduces students to the basic structures of American democracy, state government, and Wisconsin's road to statehood. Students will learn that citizens' voices and votes help government evolve to meet ever-changing societal needs. The last chapter emphasizes how young people can actively engage in their communities to bring about positive change.
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